2006 GMC CANYON Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. ON APRIL 12, 2007, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHING AND BODY SHAM. ON APRIL 17, 2007, THE REAR DRUMS WERE REPLACED AND HE RECEIVED A NEW SHOE KIT. ON JULY 12, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER HEAR THE NOISE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,224 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CANYON AND IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TAIL LIGHTS,THREE STERIOS,4X4 BUTTONS,WINDOWS,WIRING HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERIAL TIMES,THE TRUCK IS EXCESSIVLY HARD ON GASS,AND AS SOON AS MY INLINE FIVE CYLINDER ENGINE HIT 31.000 KM I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN ,THIS TIME FOR A NEW ENGINE. APPARENTLY THERE ONLY GOOD FOR THIRTY THOUSAND AND THEN NEED TO BE REPLACED. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS TRUCK COST ME ALMOST FORTY THOUSAND DALLORS. DONT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR WITH A GM.MY NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A TOYOTA AND THIS CANYON HAS CONVINCED ME TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN AND HOPFULLY I CAN SAVE SOME PEOPLE FROM MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.

WHEN MY WIFE WHO IS 5 FEET TALL AND 110-115 POUNDS, SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE MY WIFE'S WEIGHT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME AN OCCUPANT WHO WAS 5 FEET TALL AND 110 POUNDS, SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

ON VEHICLES WITHOUT REMOTE DOOR LOCKS THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK AND ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE OF US WITH SMALL CHILDREN WE NEED TO SECURE IN A CHILD SEAT AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE INFIRM AND ELDERLY PARENTS WE TRANSPORT. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD IN INCLIMATE WEATHER. ACCESS TO THE LOCKED PASSENGER SIDE REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO GO TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, UNLOCK THE DOOR, CRAWL IN AND REACH ACROSS THE SEAT DURING WHICH TIME THE DRIVER'S DOOR SPRINGS FULLY OPEN INTO TRAFFIC, UNLOCK THE DOOR, GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, GO BACK AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, SECURE THE PASSENGER IN THE CHILD SEAT OR SEATBELT THE OLDER ADULT IN THE VEHICLE, SHUT THE DOOR AND GO BACK AROUND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO ENTER. THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES DURING THIS PROCESS FOR THE UNATTENDED PASSENGERS TO WANDER OFF AND BECOME INJURED BEFORE BEING SECURED IN THE VEHICLE AND DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR POPS OPEN INTO TRAFFIC.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CANYON,I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND I NEED TO TAKE IT IN FOR A THIRD TIME BECAUSE OF MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. 1) AUXILIARY OUTLETS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2) BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. 3) NOW MY LEFT BLINKER STAYS ON INSIDE THE TRUCK AND MY LEFT SIGNAL STAYS LIT,THAT HAS STOPPED BUT NOW WHEN I TURN THE LEFT SIGNAL ON, MY ILLUMINATING LAMPS FOR THE EMERGENCY BUTTON,AIR SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WILL BLINK. *NM

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WE HAD SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL TO CLOSE .WHEN WEARING CONSTRUCTION BOOTS THE LIP OF THE BOOT WILL CATCH BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THE FIRST DAY FOR WORK I WAS BACKING UP SO MY BODY WAS TWISTED SO I CAN REVERSE AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS STUCK. *NM